Blushing Beard Truffle vs Nilgiri langur

Rhizopogon roseolus compared with Semnopithecus johnii

Key Differences

• Blushing Beard Truffle is Data Deficient while Nilgiri langur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Beard Truffle	Nilgiri langur
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Rhizopogonaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Rhizopogon	Semnopithecus
Species	Rhizopogon roseolus	Semnopithecus johnii

Conservation Status

Blushing Beard Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Nilgiri langur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Beard Truffle	Nilgiri langur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Beard Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Nilgiri langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Beard Truffle

The Blushing Beard Truffle (Rhizopogon roseolus) is a species in the genus Rhizopogon. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.